What is VPS Hosting?
VPS hosting is a Virtual Private Server and is a virtualized server. VPS web hosting has grown in popularity over recent years.
Let’s discuss in detail.
As we have already mentioned that VPS is virtualized server and the service providers that offer VPS hosting have physical servers that are virtually allocated to a specific user. A VPS runs its own copy of an operating system (OS), and customers may have superuser-level access to that operating system instance, so they can install almost any software that runs on that OS.
For many purposes, they are functionally equivalent to a dedicated physical server, and being software-defined, are able to be much more easily created and configured. They are priced much lower than an equivalent physical server. However, as they share the underlying physical hardware with other VPS’s, performance may be lower, depending on the workload of any other executing virtual machines.
Benefits of VPS
- They are less expensive than a full-fledged dedicated server.
- Easy to Customize depending on customers’ needs or requirement like OS etc.
- Let’s them pay for just the space they need
- A VPS can grow with your website as its server needs increase.
Drawbacks of VPS Hosting
- Expertise Required
- Higher Costs lesser than Dedicated Servers.
Who Usually Chooses VPS Hosting?
VPS hosting is generally preferred over dedicated hosting for basic websites. While customizing the VPS setup is in your hands, this type of web hosting is usually easier to manage overall because using it requires you to upload your files. With VPS hosting, you won’t be responsible for the server setup.
When you go with a dedicated server, you’re renting out the entire thing. If you have a lot of traffic to your site, dedicated may be the way to go. However, not everyone needs access to this much space, making VPS hosting the better choice for a majority of website owners.